Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Price Target Raised to $550.00

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) had its price objective lifted by Evercore from $525.00 to $550.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $530.10.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $444.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $494.85. The company has a 50 day moving average of $464.03 and a 200-day moving average of $435.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.11%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MSI. State Street Corp raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after acquiring an additional 323,725 shares during the period. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $983,432,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after purchasing an additional 30,264 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $599,532,000 after buying an additional 352,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,244,326 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $539,958,000 after buying an additional 59,294 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.